The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-12
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Glance at the Work Being Accom-
plishei by the General AS
sembly.


ever undertaken--:his is, to pay bounty to
veteran soldiers TO the amount Of nearly
Sl5.O00,0c0 Under the present law no
soldier enlisting prior 10 March 6, 1868. is
entitled TO bounty. After that date the
allowances are as follows: March to
Nov. 10, 1868. $50: Nov. H., 1868, TO Feb.
A. 1861, $50; Feb. 8 to May IL, 1854,
500; Feb. 10 April IL. 1865, $50. This
omits soldiers enlisting in 1861, 1852. part
OF 1868 and 1854, and after April Ia,
1860. The new measure takes in all these,
aud the bounty goes TO the widow or
orphans In case of the soldiers death. The
state will have to pay ont If the bill be-
comes law Sll,Sl5,30O, according 10
figures compiled by the Qunrtermaster
General. These show that the State fur
nished go, 600 men through the war. Tn
der The old bounty law only 1880 men
have received bounty leaving l,i2O who
will be affected by the new law. Allowing
the necessary reductions for bounty pre-
viously received, the total. sum required
under the new law reaches nearly Sl5, 0OO,-
600. IL the bill passes II will make the per
capita tax twelve times rs much as il has
ever been heretofore. The State levy is
usually about fifty cents per capita. The
passage OF this bounty law would make the
per capita tax Sc.
Senator Hubbell, has introduced bill
appropriating $500 year for each Of the
years 1887 and 1888 TO the State Pioneer So
ciety, aud 81 900 to continue the publication
OF their annual reports. The society, of
which Col. Shoemaker, of Jackson, is Pres
ident, and Mrs. Tenny, the State Librarian,
is Secretary, has for long time been al
lowed the regular annual appropriation OF
soto. Some years ago the society began the
publication of boundvolumes of the recollec-
tons OF pioneers and sketches of the early
settlement OF Michigan. IL has also begun
10 procure from the Dominion OF Canada.
copies and TRANSACTIONS of all letters. re-
ports, and other documents in the Capitol
nj Ottawa. bearing on the history OF AIichi-
gan during its occupancy by the French or
British. The transcripts are procured at a
triting cost and nave now been brought
down TO the year 1915. The society pro-
poses 90 incorporate n portion of these
French and British records in each of its
volumes, having begun the work in the last
volume.
Representative Dakin, Of Saginaw, has
introduced bill which is the diverse. so
TO speak, of the Baker conspiracy law. The
title is TO prohibit any corporation, firm, or
individual from dischargng from their en-
ploy any employees for the free expression
OF their opinions, and To provide a penalty
for the obstructing or preventing OF any as
sembly of workingmen for the purpose of
peaceably discussing their grievances. II
goes on To prohibit. under penalty of inn
prisonment in the county jail for not ex-
ceeding three months, or in the State pris-
on for not exceeding one year, "any rail-
road company, corporation, firm or indiyid-
ual from intimdating, impeding or OBJ
structing except by due process of law any
laboring man or workman in their employ
from demanding or receiving an honest
days work, or TO discharge their workmen
for demanding or for having expressed
opinions upon any subject; also, TO prevent
employers nom interfering by intimidation
or otherwise in the peaceable assembling
Of their workmen for the purpose of dis
cnssing questions intimately connected
with their welfare.
lSenator Sharp introduced joint resolu-
lion TO amend tile Constitution with respect
TO Representatives. The point oil the amend
ment Is TO do away with the moiety repre-
sentation now allowed to counties which
do not have the full ratio for Represents
tive. Mr.. Sharp urged immediate action
on this measure, complaining OF its in
Justice. Senator Hubbell said that il was
not measure that could take effect until
after the next redistricting OF the State.
He thought ii ought to 90 To a committee
and be printed, and time taken TO study up
its effect. In this view he was -inforced
by Senators Giddings, Seymour and John
w. Babcock. The joint resolution was re-
fened TO the Judiciary Committee.
Representative Hoobler has u bill for the
organization Of Oscoda and Au Sable as
city. Delegations OF citizens representing
both sides of the question, as we'll as both
sides Of the An Sable River. had hearing
last week before the House Committee on
Munioipal Corporations. Ex-Reprt senta-
tive @. +. Nj. Cutcheon SPOKE in opposition
20 the proposed establishment OF n city, and
George Ortiz and other, strongly favored Il.
Senator Hubbcll has introduced Joint
resolution which submits 20 the people nj
the spring election an amendment 10 the
Constitution relative TO the salaries OF State
officers. II fixes the salariss rs follows.
Judges of Circuit Courts, $1,000, which is
the amount az present paid them; the Gov
ernor is to have $1,000 year; the State
Treasurer. $4,000; Secretary of State, 81, .
800; Attorney General, $1,000: Superin-
tendent OF Public instruction, - 600.
Senator Wash ngton /. Babcock intro
duced joint resolution submitting to the
people at the spring election an amend-
ment changing the terms OF Senators from
two 20 four years. IL provides that at the
next election the Senators from the odd
numbered stricts shall be elected for -four
YEAR. and those from the even numbered
districts for two years, but az each general
election thereafter all are TO be elected for
four years.
Senator Monroe has in preparation a bill
10 give to women qualified as citizens the
right TO vote nj township. VILLAGE or city
elections for oil municipal Officers. This
measure is advocated by the Womau's
suffrage Association of ITO STATE Tho